Directors
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MBA, B.Sc. OT, CWCE
Salim completed his B.Sc. in occupational therapy in 1998. In 2002, he earned the designation of Certified Work Capacity Evaluator through RMA. He also holds an MBA from the UBC Sauder School of Business (2006). Salim’s clinical expertise includes Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE), Return to Work Rehabilitation (RTW), Home Health and Ergonomics. He has been accepted as an expert in FCE in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and his Ergonomic Assessment and FCE reports have been accepted as expert evidence in Worker’s Compensation Appeals tribunals. His contributions to the profession include service as a board member for the British Columbia Society of Occupational Therapists from 2008-2011 and vocational rehabilitation training and mentorship of several practicing therapists. He also serves as the lead instructor for Vocational Rehabilitation with the UBC Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science. This course provides foundation training in FCE, RTW and Job Demands Analysis for students of the Master of OT program. As a member of the department’s advisory committee, he also provides stakeholder representation from the private practice community on curriculum needs and emerging issues in occupational therapy. As the Managing Director for Community Therapists, he is responsible for strategic planning, operations, practice development and FCE quality assurance. His current clinical focus is functional capacity evaluation & worksite evaluations.
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BSR OT
Linda founded CTI in 1989 after over 13 years of experience in the public health sector in long term care and mental health services. Her areas of clinical expertise are life-care planning/cost of future care evaluations, community living skills development, and home health for clients with orthopedic and catastrophic disabilities. Along with director Sue Reil, Linda developed CTIs Driver Assessment & Rehabilitation program in 1993. Linda has over 20 years of experience in the development of clinical systems & policies, program development & evaluation and the implementation of evidence based practices for public and private sector institutions served by CTI. As the Director of Quality Assurance, she provides mentorship to CTIs medico-legal experts, directors and managers. Her management portfolio includes Physiotherapy, Fraser Health Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Clinical Documentation. Linda has previously been accepted as an expert in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and in 2008, she was honored by the British Columbia Society of OTs with the Leadership Award for contributions to the occupational therapy profession in BC.
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B.Sc. OT
Sue has practiced for over 20 years and prior to joining CTI, she worked in both in-patient and out patient settings in neurosurgery, psychiatry and orthopaedic services within the public sector. Since joining the practice in 1993, Sue has focused her clinical work in the areas of brain injury and driver rehabilitation. She was a co-developer of the Functional Driving Evaluation protocol with Linda Hirsekorn and more recently, co-developed the Cognitive Capacity Evaluation protocol with Monita Khaira Sandhu. Sue has served as an Expert Witness in the Supreme Court of BC on driving-related human rights cases and since 2003 has been retained by ICBC to provide consultation to the ICBC Driver Training & Certification program and Regulated Driver Programs with respect to certification of disabled driving instructors. She has co-published 2 research articles on the use of VR technology in driving evaluation and regularly speaks on Driver Rehabilitation at conferences, fee payer education seminars and the Master of Occupational Therapy program at UBC. In addition to her clinical practice, Sue serves as the Director of Clinical Services for CTI. Her management portfolio includes community based rehabilitation with respect to staff orientation, quality assurance, clinical protocols & service standards for most CTI programs.
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